Acta - Anti-corruption, Anti trafficking Action 2005 by Bebic

ACTA – Anti-Corruption Anti-Trafficking Action ACTA Secretariat: acta@zamir.net

ACTA member organizations: Albania: Gender Alliance for Development Center, info@women-center.tirana.al Bosnia and Herzegovina: “LARA”, lara@rstel.net Bulgaria: Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation, brgf@fastbg.net Croatia: Partnership for Social Development, pdc@zamir.net Women’s Room, zenska.soba@zamir.nrt Macedonia: Open Gate, La Strada, lastrada@on.net.mk Moldova: La Strada, Moldova, lsmoldova@ls.moldline.net Montenegro: Women’s Safe House, shelter@cg.yu Romania: Reaching Out, reachingoutrom@yahoo.com Serbia: ASTRA, astranet@sezampro.yu Slovenia: Center “Kljuè”, kljuc.center@siol.net

Members of the Council of ACTA: Albania: Eglantina Gjermeni Bosnia and Hezegovina: Radmila Žigiæ Bulgaria: Genoveva Tisheva Croatia: Nermina Komariæ (the Chair of the Council of ACTA), Women’s Room Ana Profeta, Partnership for Social Development Macedonia: Gjurgjica Gjorgjevska Moldova: Tatiana Fomina Montenegro: Ljiljana Raièeviæ Romania: Iana Matei Serbia: Marija Anðelkoviæ Slovenia: Katjuša Kodele Kos Executive Director of ACTA Secretariat: Munir Podumljak, Partnership for Social Development, Croatia

CONTENT

Establishment of ACTA .................................................................................6 ACTA Constitutive Meeting, June 2004.........................................................7 Gender Alliance for Development Center, Albania.......................................8 ACTA – Problem Statement..........................................................................10 Organization of Women LARA, Bosnia and Herzegovina...........................14 Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation, Bulgaria.....................................16 Anti Corruption Anti Trafficking Civil Society Response.............................18 Women’s Safe House, Montenegro.............................................................20 Statute of ACTA............................................................................................22 Activities between Meetings........................................................................23 The First Coordination Meeting of the Council of ACTA, April 2005..........24 Partnership for Social Development, Croatia..............................................26 Women’s Room, Croatia..............................................................................28 Work of the Secretriat of ACTA, April – July 2005.......................................30 First ACTA Training.......................................................................................31 Open Gate/La Strada, Macedonia...............................................................34 Reaching Out, Romania...............................................................................36 La Strada, Moldova......................................................................................38 Planned activities/2005................................................................................40 ACTA Services..............................................................................................41 Society Kljuc, Slovenia.................................................................................42 ASTRA, Serbia and Montenegro..................................................................44 ACTA Contacts..............................................................................................46

Establishment of ACTA

Before the conference continued, the idea of creating ACTA had been born. Already at that

ACTA Constitutive Meeting, June 2004

moment, the basic principles of the organization were crystallized: .........I was one of the victims of trafficking in Italy. One of my clients decided to help me and get me out of prostitution. After reporting to the police and to the Italian State Attorney’s Office, I

•

rights violation •

corruption and trafficking

as if I were a criminal and mafia regularly threatened me and my family. They said they would kill us and that we would suffer. I approached all the institutions dealing with protection of rights of victims of trafficking both here in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Italy. Some of the people I asked for help, and who did nothing to help me, they sit here at this

conference … “Let’s go back to protocols”, said one of the representatives of the State Attorney’s Office from National Teams for Combating Trafficking in Humans. This conference was organized by PACO for SEE countries’ judiciary officials and NGO sector

norms relevant for the work of civil society organizations dealing with protection of human rights

During the introductory part of the meeting, an assessment of national activities related to combating corruption and trafficking was made. The conclusion of this section incorporates an overview of the problems relevant for the entire SEE region related to combating corruption and trafficking.

Constitutive meeting of ACTA, June 2004 List of Participants: REPRESENTED BY:

ALBANIA

GENDER ALLIANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT CENTER

RETA LIKA

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

OŽ «LARA» BIJELJINA

MARA RADOVANOVIÆ

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

OŽ «LARA» BIJELJINA

RADMILA ŽIGIÆ

BULGARIA

BULGARIAN GENDER RESEARCH FOUNDATION

IRINA MOULECHKOVA

CROATIA

PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

MUNIR PODUMLJAK

CROATIA

PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

ELIZABETA ŠVALJEK

CROATIA

PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

ANA PROFETA

CROATIA

WOMEN’S ROOM

NERMINA KOMARIÆ

MACEDONIA

OPEN GATE-LA STRADA MACEDONIA

DANIELA POPOVSKA

MOLDOVA

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR WOMEN RIGHTS PROTECTION & PROMOTION « LA STRADA» MOLDOVA

BUDECI ALINA

MONTENEGRO

WOMEN’S SAFE HOUSE Podgorica

LJILJANA RAIÈEVIÆ

SERBIA

ASTRA

MARIJA ANĐELKOVIÆ

SERBIA

ASTRA

TAMARA VUKASOVIÆ

SLOVENIA

CENTER »KLJUÈ»

KATJUŠA KODELE KOS

and Slovenia were invited to participate at the ACTA

SLOVENIA

CENTER »KLJUÈ»

MOJCA KUNAVER

Constitutive Meeting.

ROMANIA

REACHING OUT

IANA MATEI

organizations – Women’s Room and Partnership for Social Development from Croatia, ASTRA from Serbia and Center Kljuè from Slovenia was soon actualized. It was agreed that the working title of the organization would be ACTA – Anti Corruption Anti Trafficking Action. Nermina Komariæ, Coordinator of the Women’s Room and Munir Podumljak, President of the Partnership for Social Development initiated a complicated process of recruitment of organizations with similar profile who already had established high ethical standards and had willingness to bring their work to a higher level.

After this statement, Ljiljana Raicevic, representative

participation of organizations from 10 states/

to leave the conference hall.

others’ field of work, methodology and results and impact achieved by each member organization.

ORGANIZATION

Thanks to cooperation with Stability Pact, OSCE,

from Montenegro, invited other NGO representatives

regional and international conferences, the first part of the meeting was dedicated to learning about each

COUNTRY

The idea that came from representatives of four

representatives.

of the Women’s Safe House – a shelter for women

Even though some organizations were familiar with each others’ work due to participation at the same

• Creation of joint ethical standards and

waited for me there and some criminals too. They

In the following months police treated me

Joint action of organizations from the SEE region related to solving problems of

They first took me to Croatia. The police

the place where my calvary started.

organized

of trafficking and other victims of human

I turned to the client who first helped me. Talks with

threatened me. They urgently took me to Sarajevo,

trafficking,

implementation of the rights of victims

put me in a cheap motel where criminals soon found

am the citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

crime and also the main obstacle in

prostitution. During these proceedings the police

the police soon followed and extradition too since I

Combating corruption which is a key component

members of the organized crime group dealing with

my face with a hammer. I became unrecognizable.

Protection of Victims – a priority in the work of NGOs

•

cooperated in the criminal proceedings against

me. They kidnapped and abused me. They beat

The Constitutive Meeting of ACTA took place in Stubièke Toplice, Croatia, from June 6 to June 14, 2004. The meeting was financed by OSCE ODIHR.

ICMPD, UNHCR, USAID and Council of Europe, administrative units in the region was ensured. Organizations Herzegovina,

from Bulgaria,

Albania,

Bosnia

Montenegro,

and

Croatia,

Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia

Albania

ACTA

Gender Alliance for Development Center P.O. Box 2418, Tirana Tel. & Fax: 355 42 55515/4 e-mail:info@women-center.tirana.al

ACTA

Albania

Public awareness and advocacy Anti-trafficking information campaign (2004);

Promoting gender equality through the media (2004).

Researches and Publications

Gender Alliance for Development Center (GADC) Former Women’s Center: GADC aims to create equal opportunities between the sexes through: information, studies, advocacy, lobbying and training courses, all of which are approached with a gender perspective. The Gender Alliance for Development Center’s activities have been carried out on the basis of and aiming at the implementation of the Beijing Fourth World Platform. In the three years to come

Successful Women in European Politics (2004); Women and Decision-Making (2004); Address book for women organizations in Albania (2004); Written media sensitivity on gender issues in Albania (2004); Gender and community development (2004); Gender mainstreaming in education (2004); Media and gender equality (2004); Gender and HIV/AIDS (2004); Gender mainstreaming in information and communication sectors (2005);; Gender issues in the focus of media (2005); Gender and budgets (2005).

the GADC will put its efforts on the gender analysis of policies, programs and strategies that will be implemented in Albania. It will focus on the monitoring and evaluation of policies; will encourage the compilation of policies and strategies that are gender sensitive. Recommendations

Information & Documentation Center oriented on Gender Issues

and guidelines to policy-makers will be part of the work, through public debates, lobbying and advocacy.

Training courses

Established in 1996, Information and Documentation Center oriented on Gender Issues contains: - More than 2000 books on gender issues, psychology, sociology, social work, feminism.

GADC organizes training courses on the following topics (including beginning, medium and

- A unique database of women’s NPO-s in Albania;

advanced levels):

- Gender statistics; - Database of printed media monitored on everyday basis with more than 12000 articles;

Raising awareness on gender issues;

- Collection of magazines (Albanian and foreign ones);

Advanced concepts on gender and society development;

- Collection of studies, surveys and video tapes;

Gender analysis and planning for programs and projects;

- Copying and lending services

The organizational analysis of an organization from a gender perspective;

Promoting gender equality through the media;

Training of trainers on gender and development issues;

Training of trainers on gender mainstreaming in public policies;

Training of trainers on gender mainstreaming in education.

Manuals and training booklets: Gender Sensitization: introduction to elementary gender concepts and issues; Introduction to advanced gender concepts and issues; Gender Planning and Analysis; Gender and Community Development; Gender and Reproductive Health; Gender and Development Issues; Gender Mainstreaming in Public Policies.

Gender Training and Research Center in Prishtina (formerly known as the Women’s Center) This center is established as a branch of the Women’s Center in March 2000.

ACTA - Problem Statement

maneuvering continue to dissuade politicians

In fact, many local and grassroots organizations

politically sensitive issues, and NGOs can undertake

from promoting authentic regional cooperation on

working in the field are not essentially aware of the

advocacy efforts without the fear of alienating

difficult and potentially sensitive issues.

role of NGOs in systematically fighting trafficking

voters.

During the assessment period (September 2003 -

and corruption and/or lack the capacity to envision

government and NGO cooperation, and core

ongoing), member NGOs framed several reasons

or implement consolidated strategies. On the other

international support for NGO capacity building,

hand, somewhat stronger national organizations

the NGO sector can rise to fulfill its regional role in

within the region, by having different approaches

preventing corruption and trafficking; monitoring,

According to analysis and assessments by

in collecting statistics and responding to protocols,

documenting and reporting cases; advocating

international

institutions

are unable to synchronize data or develop well-

for regional cooperation and reform; and creating

Commission,

UNHCR,

coordinated regional actions to address the issue.

regional channels to facilitate victim assistance.

driving the need for a regional entity.

These

included:

Existing local and national anticorruption and anti-trafficking initiatives and government perspectives Although international institutions (both donors and implementers) have tried to launch and maintain a coherent local effort in combating trafficking and corruption, dependence on the goodwill of local governments in the region has resulted in minimal overall impact. Most of these local initiatives have followed the Stability Pact’s 2000-2002 framework, which carried a strong recommendation that governments and national NGO’s engaged in anti-corruption and anti-trafficking activities work hand-in-hand to formulate plans and implement actions. Intergovernmental organizations and large international NGO’s were tasked as catalysts for the process and as interim bodies to provide cohesion during the local implementation process. The result was that in both anti-corruption and anti-trafficking arenas, National Action Plans were created and

National Working Groups established. However, the impact of these mechanisms remains low because governments ultimately hold the power to control both the overall process and any recommended actions. Government stakeholders view corruption and trafficking as issues which

Capacity and role of the NGO sector

(USAID, etc.),

European

civil

society

organizations in southeastern Europe are weak in strategic institutional development and are

In addition, local NGOs specializing in anti-

struggling to be sustainable. Since the fall of the

trafficking/anti-corruption often lack consistent

Berlin Wall more than a decade ago, civil society

programmatic methodology or sufficient profile

initiatives have been largely funder driven and

or access to be active players in international

As the global donor structure is changing and

have leapt from project to project in response to

initiatives or to be able to effectively serve regional

many donors are leaving the SEE region, there is

strategies developed by international donors.

needs for local implementers.

a serious danger that resources invested to date

Since donor priorities and programs tend to target

may be wasted unless national and local NGO’s In the new millennium corruption and trafficking

can quickly develop as reliable and sustainable

accordingly, sometimes irresponsibly changing

have become the mantra for major international

partners to carry forward the work initiated by the

their mission and programming to accommodate

donors and political players, and the need for

international donor community.

the rhythms of designated funders.

collaboration between government and the wider NGO community is recognized as crucial.

Many indicators demonstrate the critical

Resulting programmatic inconsistency and lack of

At a time when the overall goal is to design and

ongoing role of civil society in combating corruption

strategic planning confused and weakened both

implement joint structures between governments

and trafficking, and any gap in performance by the

long-term project implementation and local NGOs

and NGOs and to synchronize national and

sector will create setbacks of major proportion.

themselves, thus diminishing or aborting impact

regional efforts by designing a stabile interagency

Therefore, it is imperative to the interests of the

while increasing startup and implementation

structure for combating corruption and trafficking,

international donor community, as part of a paced

costs. NGOs in the field of anti-corruption and

the foundation for doing so is faulty. Trust between

and strategic longer-term transition plan, to ensure

anti-trafficking were no exception. Transparency

political parties remains low; government respect

that local and national NGOs have adequate

International

(anti-

for the NGO sector is poor (and some government

organizational and programmatic capacity to

trafficking) have created a virtual monopoly in the

stakeholders believe that NGOs are not equipped

remain sustainable, and that regional coordinating

field, with fewer resources going to local NGOs.

to ensure security mechanisms needed to protect

structures are in place and functioning.

Those modest resources that were transferred to

victims and the flow of information and therefore

local NGOs under sub-grant funding, are insufficient

should be restricted to the arena of prevention); and

to guarantee local sustainability.

the local NGO sector as a whole lacks sustainable

(anti-corruption)

and

IOM

capacity to fulfill its role. Given the absence of consistent standards However, for nearly five years NGOs have proved

organizations in the arena of anti-trafficking/anti-

that they are able to provide beneficial and safe

corruption, these organizations remain isolated,

assistance to victims of trafficking and corruption

weak and/or unable to fulfill their roles as reliable

and that, in many cases, their information is more

partners for government or designated international

accurate and their services more timely and helpful

financial obligations or political risks.

bodies, thus diminishing overall impact. Such ad

than assistance provided by governmental or other

hoc activities on the part of disparate NGOs may

official sources.

Additionally, recent conflicts in the Balkans damaged

solve individual cases but are not adequate to

(under criminal law and therefore not within the purview of NGOs), but politicians themselves are inclined to stall implementation efforts which aggravate key constituencies or carry material

regional

and

intergovernmental

cooperation

and residual surges of nationalism and political

Donor perspective:

a three-to-five year period, local NGOs responded

governing and coordinating the work of grassroots

mandate special security measures and secrecy

With international leverage mandating

simultaneously address broader issues in a unified and holistic way.

As a core for regional cooperation, local NGOs are less prone than governments to shy away from

Beneficiary perspective:

This process is sometimes supported by international community

which

seeks

for

“unconditional”

In most cases NGOs represent the best hope

cooperation with the governments. So far most of

for victims of corruption and trafficking. As

the funding and resources are designated for the

governments try to avoid providing full assistance

“cooperating” NGO’s. This process in many cases

to victims (because it may mean prosecuting one

makes roadblocks to the real social change and is

of “their own” or because international protocols

against declared policy of the protection of human

prescribe prohibitively expensive victim assistance

rights and fight against Corruption and Trafficking.

programs), a victim’s destiny often depends on the assistance of caring NGOs. Corruption and trafficking are, by definition, an In fact, many of the victims registered in shelters or

erosion of or attack on the equality of citizens

other assistance programs have already appealed

before the law and therefore constitute not

to governmental agencies, which failed to provide

only a security issue, but a material violation of

needed assistance. In the case of trafficking,

human rights as well.

governmental agencies and/or intergovernmental organizations too often refuse to grant victim status

This understanding of the problem is one of the

to the person seeking assistance.

crucial conclusions of the ACTA Constitutive meeting and is imbedded in the constitutive premise

This process of “criminalization” of the victim

and principles of ACTA,

would likely continue if there were no NGOs to protest such policies or devise alternative mechanisms for

ACTA, through its member NGOs, is one of the

providing victim assistance. NGOs have provided

pioneers in this approach, and the distinction

victims needed access to safe shelters and medical

is important

and legal aid. When governmental agencies deny

trafficking into the realm of human rights makes

existing problems or “toy” with existing legislation,

data more accessible to civil society organizations

the victim is additionally exposed and victimized by

and empowers their role in monitoring the rights

the very structures that are supposed to support

of victims (i.e. provides legal access to receive

them.

specific case information under Freedom of In the field of corruption, victims suffer

similar consequences. Due to the lack of local and

national NGOs working in this field, coupled with intentional spreading of public misinformation about the nature and scope of the problem, governments may undermine efforts by NGOs. This too often results in victims having to rely on assistance from governmental agencies, including assistance from the very same corrupt institutions that are named in their complaint.

because bringing corruption and

Access to Information laws).

Bosnia and Herzegovina

ACTA

Bosnia and Herzegovina

«WOMEN CAN DO IT»

During the 2004 we held 7 seminars for women and young people. The aim of this project is raising awareness of women about gender equality, regaining self-confidence, taking concrete steps towards that issue. Also, getting knowledge and skills for active participation in public life, developing women’s solidarity and incitement of women’s self-organizing on local level.

ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN «LARA» BEOGRADSKA NO. 38, BIJELJINA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA TEL.: +387 55 220 255 ; +387 55 202 498 FAX: +387 55 220 251

lara@rstel.net ; online-lara@rstel.net www.online-lara.com

4. «SOS TELEPHONE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING AND THEIR FAMILIES» Starting with SOS-line was the logical continuation of anti-trafficking activities which “LARA” carries on since the year 2000. We assisted victims of trafficking; we helped them to return home, but didn’t know what happened with them when they return. Also, we noticed that victims whom we assisted didn’t know anything about conditions in Bosnia, and very easy accepted offers for “job”

in Bosnia, which afterwards always turned to be forced prostitution.

«WOMEN’S CENTRE»

The aim of this project was to provide them informations, in their own language, about

The project “Women’s Centre” we are implementing third year in the row. Aim of this project is to

everything what could help them if they come to Bosnia to look for a job. Also, we wanted

give to women from this region place to inform themselves about their rights and to get legal and psychological aid. Also Centre has many different activities in order of

to provide opportunity for victims families to search for them if they are somewhere in

bettering the women’s

Bosnia, since they can not do it by using official institutions, because all victims have

position in politics and other forms of social life. In our Centre we practice a gathering of women

false documents with changed names.

whit different education, social position, village’s women and women from the city, returnees, refuges from other parts of BaH, single moms, divorced women. They learn how to live together and exchange knowledge, and help each other to solve their problems. Target group in this project are women, but also authorities from our municipality, whom we want to impact, and in that way decries the gap between authorities and citizens. Aldo women gathering officially every Wednesday and discuss about certain problems, and ones a month we have Special Wednesday when we invite local authorities to come in Centre and talk with us about actual problems in our town.

«LARA ONLINE»

“Lara online” (the first internet magazine for women in BaH) appeared on the Internet for the first

time in January 2004, when we also made the first promotion of the magazine. We informed all NGOs, public persons and media about initiation of the magazine and we made agreement about

«ANTI TRAFFICKING RADIO BRIDGE»

Organization of Women “Lara” would like to expand the network of allies for combat trafficking in human beings in the second part of the project Anti-trafficking radio bridge “Trafficking in human beings – crime without punishment”. Connecting with radio station that was very actively involved in following trafficking issue (PAN radio) and two new radio station that didn’t deal with this issue at all, or dealt with it periodically through daily information (Radio SLON Tuzla and Radio OSVIT Zvornik) will provide informing of citizens about all aspects of trafficking in human beings that used to be marginalized in media.

«BiH WOMEN IN THE ELECTION 2004»

cooperation with larger number of media that should take content for free, and in return they would advertise our magazine properly. The overall objective of this project is equal treatment of women and men in media, and better informing about women in BiH in all fields of action Project objectives are the following: promotion of women, their rights and needs, braking stereotypes about woman as less important member of society and weaker sex, sensitising media for equality of gender in media, influence on changing behaviour and conscience at men by opening dialogue about equality of gender, opening possibilities for young girls and boys to introduce with different, more justly world image, conjoining documentation of all previous researching about position of woman in BiH, creating data-base about woman in BiH and about non-governmental organizations that are dealing with women’s human rights, creating possibilities that information about women in BiH became accessible for all potential beneficiaries in other countries.

Researching project about position of women and posistion they got after election 2004 in BaH.

«YOUTH CARAVANE»

Joint radio emissions on three local radio stations (Bijeljina, Tuzla and Zvornik) for young people in BaH. The objectives of the project are the following: 1) information and education of young population about critical social and political issues in BiH (information about work of youth organizations, governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as offsprings of political parties); 2) to mobilize young people to participate actively in solving of their problems through legal democratic processes including elections; 3) to support development of youth policy in BiH and democratisation of society.

«ASSISTING VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING»

In the year 2004 we assisted 18 vicitms of trafficking.We provide them accomodation, food, medical and legal aid in our Shelter.

Bulgaria

ACTA

Bulgaria

The BGRF has a Youth programme dealing with issues of gender equality, youth participation in the democratic processes and in the enlargement, with reproductive rights of young people. The BGRF has three legally registered branches- in Plovdiv, Silistra and Haskovo.

Contacts- 5, Evl. Georguiev blvd., Sofia -1000 mail address- Sofia-1000, P.O. box 938 tel./fax- 003592 9635357 e-mail : bgrf@fastbg.net web site /under construction/ : www.bgrf.org Genoveva Tisheva- Managing Director Iliana Stoycheva- PR, senior researcher Teodora Tsanovska- Legal adviser, Coordinator Youth Programme

The BGRF is partner of WIDE/ Network Women in Development Europe/, of the NEWW, it is member of ACTA, of the BHRN/ Balkan Human Rights Network/, of the international coalition Social Watch, of WICEJ/ Women’ s International Coalition for Economic Justice/ and is member and coordinator of the Bulgarian Platform of the European Women’ s Lobby/ EWL/. A list of projects 2004/20025:

- Organizer together with the Network of East-West Women and the Centre for Reproductive Rights of the Women’s Human Rights Training Institute. Two The Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation is an independent non-profit NGO working in the

sessions for practicing lawyers from the region were conducted in Bulgaria

field of gender equality in Bulgaria. Since its inception in 1998 it develops activities as pro-active

on three main issues: violence against women, reproductive rights and

research/ sociological, legal, economic/, education and pilot initiatives in the field of gender

employment discrimination.

equality and women’ s rights. The three main areas of work are: violence against women, women’

- Promoting institutional mechanisms for Equal opportunity at local level in

s social-economic rights and increasing women’ s participation in decision-making.

Bulgaria in Varna, Purvomay and Gorna Oryahovitsa. Such mechanisms were initiated in these towns, and especially in Gorna Oryahovitsa a gender

The main programmes in these three areas are as follows:

adviser to the mayor was appointed.

research in the field of violence against women/ domestic violence, TIW/, proposing legislation, participation in working groups and lobbying the institutions. The adoption in March 2005of the Law on protection against domestic violence with the extensive contribution of the BGRF is a major achievement. The organization participated also in the drafting of the law on combating trafficking in Human beings. Joint work with the police for protection of victims of violence and special legal aid programmes for women victims of violence. In addition, independent monitoring of the court on cases related to violence against women/Court Watch/. Research and training in the field of honour related violence in Bulgaria.

- Campaigning and lobbying for legislation in the field of domestic violence,

research and pilot activities for promoting equal opportunities of men and women at local level, and namely promoting the establishment of institutional mechanisms on gender equality at local level. The first achievement is the appointment of a gender consultant to the mayor in the town of Gorna Oryahovitza.

- Conducting research on the intervention in Bulgaria to Honour related

education programmes on non-violence and gender equality in schools and universities/ Sofia, Plovdiv, Bourgas/. Other educational programmes in high schools- development and testing of a special comprehensive communitybased drug prevention programme for school education.

implementing the first Women’ s Human Rights Training Institute in Europe in partnership with NEWW /Network of East-West Women/ and the Center for Reproductive Rights/USA/. Two of four sessions completed already.

research on the effects of privatization/ public services included/ and restructuring on social-economic rights of women, the effects of the enlargement on women, etc.

education in schools against violence and legal aid for victims of violence. The Law on protection against domestic violence was adopted in the beginning of 2005 and a programme for education in schools and for legal aid was supported. - Sustainable partnership between police and NGOs in Sofia and Plovdiv on the issue of violence against women. The partnership with the police on the issue was strengthened, the police was trained and a common place for support of women victims was created. violence - research paper published by the coordinator -the Swedish organisation Kvinnoforum.

Anti-Corruption Anti Trafficking Civil Society Response:

ACTA Operational Standards also present the most significant difference between ACTA and other organizations of the similar profile. These standards determine minimal conditions each member

As a response to problems defined, organizations

organization must fulfill and they imply obligatory

participating at the meeting decided to formally

protocols which set rules and procedures when

establish an international organization â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ACTA.

dealing with victims of trafficking and corruption as

Majority of the organizations present at the ACTA

well as rules and procedures relevant for combating

Constitutive Meeting supported this process.

problems related to corruption and trafficking. for

This approach shall render for more reliable

Protection of Women and Children) decided not to

protection of victims and provide synchronized

join whereas La Strada Moldova asked for ACTA

monitoring of problems related to corruption,

candidate status for a period of one year.

trafficking and human rights violations. It shall

The

organization

from

Kosovo

(Center

also synchronize regional activities (programs and All other participating organizations agreed through

projects) in all member countries or in some of

consensus that ACTA should not be a network of

them, depending on defined needs.

organizations but an independent international organization with joint standards applying to combating problems of corruption and trafficking and related to protection of human rights in general. At the constitutive meeting the ACTA Statute

was

created

and

adopted

and Code of Conduct for all member organizations was drafted. This served as basis for the creation of ACTA Operational Standards which are priority when it comes to individual development of member organizations and are obligatory

for all ACTA members.

Montenegro

ACTA

Montenegro

Sigurna ženska kuæa – SŽK (Women’s Safe House – WSH) Ulica Slobode 74 81 000 Podgorica, Crna Gora Tel/Fax: + 381 81 23 23 52;+ 381 81 23 11 53; Mob. tel: +381 69 013 321; E-mail: shelter@cg.yu www.sigurna-zenska-kuca.cg.yu

WOMEN’S SAFE HOUSE ON EUROPEAN WOMEN’S LOBBY CONFERENCE, BRUSSELS (22/04/05 – 24/04/05) The purpose of the conference was to promote preventative measures to combat trafficking in human beings for sexual exploitation. Representatives of anti-trafficking organizations from all over Europe gathered to discuss the current trafficking situation in Europe and the best means of combating this problem.

WOMEN’S SAFE HOUSE AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE «PROVIDING PROFFESSIONAL IDENTIFICATION AND COORDINATION OF HELP FOR VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING», BELGRADE (26/05/05) The conference was organized by OSCE, with the cooperation of Helga Konrad, the Special representative of OEBS for combating sex trafficking and Anti trafficking Alliance. Professionals in the field of trafficking from different countries

WOMEN’S SAFE HOUSE PARTICIPATED AT THE ‘CROSSBORDERS WORKSHOP FOR TRAFFICKING PROBLEMS’, IN SCADAR, ALBANIA (18/02/05 – 19/02/05) Experiences in work with victims of trafficking as well as in implementation of measures for improvement of trafficking legislation were exchanged during working sessions. The possibilities of future cooperation in combatting trafficking in the region were discussed as well. The workshop was organized by ‘’Intelectual Women of Shkodra’’ and it gathered participants from governmental and non’governmental organizations from Albania and Montenegro. ‘’Women’s Safe House’’ and ‘’Intelectual Women of Shkodra’’ will cooperate on the project for education of crossborder police officers.

WOMEN’S SAFE HOUSE PARTICIPATED AT THE SERBIAN, MONTENEGRIN AND SWEDISH PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE, NOVI SAD (25/02/05 - 26/02/05) The purpose of the conference was to connect Serbian and Montenegrin organizations with Swedish NGOs working in the same field for the sake of exchanging ideas and developing common projects. Participants were organizations with interest in women’s rights, sports and

youth development. “Women’s Safe House” worked on development of common project with NGO “Anima” from Kotor and Swedish “National Federation for International Immigrant Women”. Developed partnership will be based on long term projects.

WOMEN’S SAFE HOUSE AT THE REGIONAL CIVIL SECTOR MEETING, DUBROVNIK (06/04/05) In the organization of the East-West Institute, the meeting of representatives of COs from Trebinje, Herceg Novi, Podgorica, Kotor, and Dubrovnik area was held in the office-space of NGO “Desa”. The aim of the meeting was establishing cooperation in combating trafficking in humans and drug trafficking. The participants of the project agreed to form a local cross-border council that would

exchanged experiences in approach and methods of dealing with sex trafficking issues.

WOMEN’S SAFE HOUSE AT THE REGIONAL CONFERENCE «WOMEN’S NGOs ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON TRADE WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN, BIJELA (09/06/05 - 12/06/05) The conference is organized by CARE International BH/C/SM in partnership with PETRA NGO network for prevention and elimination of human trafficking and Montenegrin Women’s Lobby. Main goals of the conference were connecting regional NGOs who deal with trafficking issues and establishing future cooperation; analyzing current state of NGO sector which deals with human trafficking in the region; identifying key factors that would contribute to combating human trafficking and formulating joint recommendations for government bodies and other NGOs.

WSH PARTICIPATING AT THE TRAINING »WOMEN ON ECONOMICAL AND SOCIAL CROSSROAD« - PETROVAC, 17/06/05 - 19/06/05 Issues discussed at the training focused mainly on the position of women in different aspects of society, their economical position and means of economical empowerment. The problems of violence against women and ensuring protections of women’s human rights were discussed as well.

WSH AT EUROPEAN WOMEN’S LOBBY CONFERENCE – BRUSSELS. 26/04/05 Participants got the chance to continue working on the problems discussed at the first part of the conference and to take up concrete measures in the areas of violence against women, sex trafficking and protection of women’s rights. Women’s Safe House together with Montenegrin Women’s Lobby received grant to work on the proposal of the law on prostitution that would decriminalize the women in prostitution business and penalize the clients.

include representatives of NGOs, local communities and representatives of states institutions in order to work on strategies for joint combating of human trafficking and trade with narcotics.

SH PARTICIPATING AT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INFORMAL WOMEN’S GROUP «JOLANDA» - 11/04/05 The group is formed by the members of different Montenegrin NGOs that work in the field of promotion and protection of women’s rights with the aim to jointly work on improving the position of women in the society.

WOMEN’S SAFE HOUSE PARTICIPATING AT THE PROJECT «SOUTHERN ADRIATIC CROSS-BORDER ANTI-TRAFFICKING PILOT INITIATIVE - DUBROVNIK, 29/06/05 - 30/06/05 The objective of the initiative is to put into practice a new approach to fighting trafficking and organized crime that would engage local border communities and their authorities from Croatia, BiH and Montenegro in a form of cross-border community policing and border management oversight operation. The project also aims at contributing to cross-border confidence building in this region trough the establishment of joint cross-border practices and institutional frameworks.

Statute of ACTA

The Preambule of the Statute adopted at the ACTA

The Statute determines the organizational structure

Transitional Coordinating Team was primarily

at combating corruption and trafficking in humans

Constitutive Meeting and approved by all ACTA

of ACTA (the Council of ACTA and ACTA Secretariat),

tasked with presenting ACTA to all the relevant

in order to direct ACTA towards strengthening of

member organizations defines principles, specific

basic procedures for member organizations and it

stakeholders in the region and ensuring financial

the weak points of the existing programs.

activities and modus operandi of ACTA.

also defines decision making procedures within

support for ACTA activities including the first

ACTA.

Coordination Meeting of the Council of ACTA and

All the above mentioned bodies fully supported and

registration of ACTA as a legal entity.

encouraged ACTA in its work and some of them

We, the founders of AntiCorruption Anti-Trafficking Action organization – ACTA, hereby declare that ACTA shall be international, regional non-governmental nonpartisan organization advocating for society without trafficking and corruption which are extreme forms of human rights violations.

Activities between Meetings

ACTA is established by 10 national NGO’s and one with the candidate status in the region with the aim of preventing, protecting, assessing, monitoring and implementing of legislation and activities of all the stakeholders involved in combating trafficking and corruption. The vision of the funders is that ACTA shall become center of support and further promotion of democratic values and shall participate in decision-making process on national, regional & international levels, influencing policy makers, funders & implementers in the anti-corruption & anti-trafficking field

included it into their own strategies and programs

The Statute also incorporates basic mechanisms of protection relevant for managing programs,

During this period a series of meetings took

aimed at combating corruption and trafficking

projects and finances, prevention of conflict of

place. Transitional Coordinating Team met with

in humans in the SEE region (ICMPD, OSCE and

interest and ensuring ethical standards for all ACTA

representatives/officials from different international

USAID).

members and ACTA organization as such.

institutions including OSCE, ICMPD, UNHCHR, UNHCR, Stability Pact, USAID, the Council of Europe

Communication with a number of funders supporting

When it comes to organizational and programmatic

as well as with officials from different diplomatic

anti-corruption and anti-trafficking activities resulted

part of the activities, detailed descriptions of rights

bodies – embassies of different countries. The aim

in securing the second grant approved by King

and obligations applying to all ACTA members are

was to determine the country which would be the

Baudouin Foundation from Belgium.

defined by obligatory ACTA protocols.

most appropriate for the registration of ACTA as an international organization.

ACTA took place in April 2005 and was financially

Also, at the constitutive meeting a decision was reached that Nermina Komariæ and Munir Podumljak

Transitional Coordinating Team also worked on

would be ACTA Transitional Coordinating Team

assessment of the existent international and

representing ACTA until members of the Council of

national strategies, programs and initiatives aimed

ACTA and ACTA Secretariat were officially elected.

The first Coordination Meeting of the Council of supported by King Baudouin Foundation.

The First Coordination Meeting of the Council of ACTA, April 2005

The first Coordination Meeting of the Council of ACTA was aimed at making and adopting decisions necessary for proper functioning of ACTA and introducing changes into the Statute and other relevant documents. The first meeting was very productive. The members of the Council of ACTA reviewed the work of ACTA Transitional Coordinating Team, made short assessment of trends in combating corruption and trafficking and reached important decisions important for future functioning of ACTA.

Decisions of the Council: CoA05/01: Following the provisions of the Statute of ACTA (article 18 (1)) adopted by the Council of ACTA in June 2004, the Council of ACTA elected with mutual consensus for the position of the Chair of the Council of ACTA Nermina Komariæ for one year mandate (Article 18 (2)). CoA05/02:

Impact of the meeting and decisions:

Following the provisions of the statute of ACTA (Article 11(i) in connection with Article 23 (3)) adopted by the council of ACTA in June 2004, the Council of ACTA elected with mutual consensus for the position of the Executive Director of ACTA Secretariat Munir Podumljak, for mandate according to Article 23 (5).

By adopting such decisions, the Council of ACTA has enabled ACTA to act as one coherent and compact organization.

CoA05/03: Following the provisions of the Statute of ACTA (Article 5 (2)) adopted by the Council of ACTA in June 2004, the Council of ACTA reached with mutual consensus a decision to grant a full membership status to candidate member under Article 5 (1) to International Center for Women Rights Protection and Promotion «La Strada» Moldova.

The Council of ACTA Coordination Meeting, April 28 – May 1, 2005

CoA05/04:

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

COUNTRY

ORGANIZATION

REPRESENTED BY:

ALBANIA

GENDER ALLIANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT

ELVANA LULA

CENTER BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

«LARA» BIJELJINA

RADMILA ZIGIC

BULGARIA

BULGARIAN GENDER RESEARCH FOUNDATION

IRINA MOULECHKOVA

CROATIA

PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

MUNIR PODUMLJAK

CROATIA

PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

ANA PROFETA

CROATIA

WOMEN’S ROOM

NERMINA KOMARIC

MACEDONIA

OPEN GATE-LA STRADA MACEDONIA

GJURGJICA GJORGJEVSKA

MOLDOVA

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR WOMEN RIGHTS

Following the provisions of the Statute of ACTA (Article 14 (1) (ii)) adopted by the council of ACTA in June 2004, the Council of ACTA elected with mutual consensus members of ACTA Committee on Ethics: Marija Anđelković, Ljiljana Raičević, Irina Moulechkova. CoA05/05: Following the provisions of the statute of ACTA (Article 14 (1) (i)) adopted by the council of ACTA in June 2004, the council of ACTA elected with mutual consensus members of ACTA committee on Financial Matters and Budget: Radmila Žigić, Tatiana Fomina, Ana Profeta.

TATIANA FOMINA

PROTECTION & PROMOTION « LA STRADA»

CoA05/06:

MOLDOVA MONTENEGRO

WOMEN’S SAFE HOUSE, Podgorica

LJILJANA RAICEVIC

SERBIA

ASTRA

TAMARA VUKASOVIC

ROMANIA

REACHING OUT

CRISTINA OCHEA

of the council of ACTA to combine two projects; Local Civil Society Development trough Multi-Level Capacity Building Program approved by European Commission CARDS Programme, Bruxelles and project with Agreement nr .2005 03 S3 60 8 B1 approved by King Baudouin Foundation, Bruxelles into the joint project to be implemented by all ACTA member organizations.

Following the provisions of the Statute of ACTA (Article 11 (g)) adopted by the Council of ACTA in June 2004, the council of ACTA reached a decision with mutual consensus of the present members

By electing the Chair of the Council of ACTA, and the Executive Director of the ACTA Secretariat, the legal frame for the implementation of the joint activities was set. At the same time, the main preconditions for the registration of ACTA as international organization were fulfilled. By electing the members of ACTA Committees (Committee on Ethics and Committee on Financial Matters and Budget) ACTA created bodies necessary to protect the quality of work and ensure implementation of ACTA organizational standards. Elected bodies shall be able to react to all issues rising within ACTA organization either related to ethics in implementation of programs or to protection of financial resources within ACTA member organizations. By establishing such committees ACTA adopted a new, proactive approach towards ethical and safe actions of the CSOs in the region thus enabling them to become the role models for other organizations/ institutions in the field. The goal of these activities is to establish and actualize minimum standards for human rights organizations active in the field of protection of human rights and fight against corruption and trafficking in humans and to do so in mid term timeline (three to five years).

Croatia

ACTA

PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAM Lomnièka 1 10 000 Zagreb CROATIA TELEPHONE: ++ 385 1 60 55 668 FAX: ++ 385 1 60 55 669 E-MAIL: pdc@zamir.net www.psd.hr

Partnership for Social Development-PSD is a nongovernmental organization dedicated to fight against corruption, development of civic society and the rule of law, peace-building and promoting democracy in the region of South-Eastern Europe. An example of such approach is PSD Anti-Corruption Program which started in 2000. At that time there were no official programs related to fight against corruption in the Republic of Croatia. Using indicative analysis and public deliberation forums, PSD was the first nongovernmental organization which designed a comprehensive civic society anti-corruption program based public discussions of citizens who participated at Deliberative forums1 in five Croatian cities over a period of nine months. Five years later, fight against corruption has become one of the most important issues for international and national stakeholders in the country and it is one of the priorities within the process of negotiations of Republic of Croatia with EU.

ACTA

Croatia

Activities related to Anti-Corruption Information Campaign are ongoing and they support all other activities within the Anti-Corruption Program. Publishing video ads designed by UNODC, a door to door campaign i.e. delivering flyers with instructions on how to fight corruption with a list of contacts of all the relevant bodies for suppressing corruption – all these activities will be implemented by the end of 2005. 1.c. Anti-Corruption Coalition (2004-2005): PSD was one of the initiators and founders of Anti-Corruption Coalition consisting of different civil society organizations (NGOs and unions). The coalition organized a series of public outreach activities related to local elections in the City of Zagreb. General activities of coalition: •

Signing the MOU’s with candidates for positions in the City Assembly related to implementation of anti-corruption measures

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Silent protest of civic activists against corruptive practices within the City of Zagreb.

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Signing petition for independent audit of the City of Zagreb finances

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Opening discussion on corruptive practices within civil society

Implemented Activities 2004/2005:

1.d. Policy Analysis: The City of Zagreb - Secret Processes of Public Procurement (2005)

1. Anti-Corruption Program:

Together with NGO B.a.B.e. (Be Active Be Emancipated) and Romanian Academic Society (SAR) from Bucharest, PSD conducted the first policy analysis of public procurement in the Republic

1.a.

Corruption Documentation and Monitoring Project (2003 – ongoing):

of Croatia. Results of this analysis are published in the publication “City of Zagreb - Secret processes of Public Procurement”.

As a part of Corruption Documentation and Monitoring Project following general project activities were implemented: •

Receive and review reports from citizens concerning details of corruption

EU CARDS Programme: Local Civil Society Development through Multi-Level Capacity Building Program

within different sectors in the Republic of Croatia.

26 •

Send inquiry letters to the administrative bodies of the Republic of Croatia

Being one of the co-founders of ACTA, together with our partners (ASTRA from Serbia and

based on citizens reports.

Montenegro, Center Kljuè from Slovenia and Women’s Room from Croatia) developed a Civil

Document and analyze cases in order to develop matrixes of corruption

Society Capacity Building Program with the aim to build capacities of civil society organizations

within the system.

engaged in the field of fight against trafficking and corruption covering 10 countries in SEE region.

Submit appropriate cases to legal bodies: Prosecutor’s

By the end of 2006 this program shall create national and regional networks of standardized victim

Office and USKOK.

assistance for victims of trafficking and corruption as well as instruments for the monitoring and

•

Produce a report on related findings and analysis of findings.

research of the problems related to corruption and trafficking.

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Additional activity : engaging international community and Croatian public

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on specific cases • •

Monitoring of the court proceedings of cases of corruption

Consultancy and trainings:

reported to PSD

Over years of work, PSD has developed expertise in the field of organizational assessment and

Legal assistance and advice to victims of corruption.

structure relevant for the civil society organizations as well as the expertise in the field of fight against corruption, organized crime and trafficking. PSD provided consultancy services and

1.b.

Anti-corruption information campaign: •

Publishing reports and media releases on specific cases

•

Information campaign - why and how to fight corruption

•

Public awareness campaign

Forums were designed based on Kettering Foundation Deliberative Democracy approach to citizen participation in decision making. 1

trainings for a variety of international and national institutions such as: SPAI RSLO, ICMPD; Paco Impact, GRECO, OSCE, USAID, US Department of State, SIDA, etc.

Croatia

ACTA

Croatia

Women’s Room Women’s center for sexuality and the prevention, research, and the combating of sexual violence, Ul. grada Vukovara 237c/I, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia, t. : + 385 1 6119 174, f.: + 385 1 6119 175 zenska.soba@zamir.net, www.zenskasoba.org

Publishing of the book: “Sexual violence – theory and practice” The book in more than 200 pages encompasses a review of recent literature and research, and information about the work of relevant institutions in Croatia and the world. The book contains the results of the research into the attitudes and knowledge of students in their final year of relevant universities about sexual violence. 25 authors from Croatia and around the world participated in

Education of medical doctors about the problem of trafficking in persons The seminar was organized for 20 medical doctors of different specializations from Croatia on the problem of trafficking in persons. The seminar was run by 8 experts in different fields (law, criminology, medicine, psychology, psychiatry and social work) the aim of the seminar was the creation of an action protocol for medical doctors in cases of work with victims of trafficking.

the development of the book. The book is published in Croatian and English.

ACTA founding Research: Attitudes and knowledge of students in their final year of relevant universities about sexual violence Research was conducted with 282 final year students (male and female) of 10 relevant faculties for occupations dealing with the problems of sexual violence. The results confirm that there is significant gender difference in sensitivity about sexual violence, a high prevalence of sexual violence among adolescents and that education about sexual violence is insufficiently incorporated into

Women’s Room and the Partnership for Social Development initiated the founding of an international organization whose aim is to follow up the work regarding the problems of trafficking and corruption. ACTA joined 10 more organizations from Eastern Europe. Joint meetings and seminars were held dealing with action plans and the development of ACTA.

educational programs. Most of students think that education about sexual violence is necessary in larger proportions.

Implementation of prevention programs against sexual violence

Regional Project of Lobbying, Advocacy and Public Policy for LGBTIQ Rights -ReLAP First SEE Q Network regional project, which includes regional co-ordination and policy changes.

7 workshops and lectures were conducted for students of different colleges, 11 workshops for

The aim of the project is the education of LGBTIQ activists, the strengthening and expansion of

seven NGOs and 4 for representatives of governmental institutions. The main topics were women’s

the SEE Q Network in order to provide successful lobbying and advocacy for policy changes

rights, violence against women, sexual violence, sexual rights, and the trafficking of women for

within the framework of national and international legal systems, and the implementation of basic

sexual exploitation.

human rights for LGBTIQ persons, including sexual orientation, gender identity and expression

As part of this project a planner with information about violence against women for the year 2005

and intersex characteristics.

was published.

Education of youth about problems of trafficking in humans 6 workshops were conducted for young people in which basic themes connected to the problem of trafficking in human beings were covered. Support was given to the young people, in order for them to develop action plans in their local community. Since the project was a great success and the reactions of participants were good, the project will be continued in 2005, and it will include a manual on this topic, with young people assisting with its development. The aim of the manual is providing basic information and possible activities of raising citizens’ awareness in their communities.

Work of the Secretariat of ACTA April 2005 – July 2005

are already being implemented by ACTA member organizations.

Implementation of the decisions of the Council of ACTA CoA05/02 and CoA05/06 proved challenging for the organizational structure of ACTA and there were issues to be resolved.

After many consultations and research of the existing legislation, we decided that ACTA shall be registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina while the office of the ACTA Secretariat shall be located in Croatia. Procedures have been started and we expect to have registration by the next meeting of the Council of ACTA i.e. by October this year.

Since project proposal European Commission’s CARDS Programme: Local Civil Society Development trough Multi-Level Capacity Building Program with Partnership for Social Development acting as leading organization and with organizations Kljuc – Slovenia, Zenska Soba – Croatia, ASTRA – Serbia and Montenegro as partners was approved, the main issue was to find the funds for additional 7 countries/administrative units to join to the program. With the help from King Baudouin Foundation we managed to secure funds for two out of five training sessions for all the countries. Funds for full implementation of the Local Civil Society Development trough Multi-Level Capacity Building Program in additional 7 countries/administrative units are to be determined i.e. they are allocated in accordance with agreed programmatic and organizational fields of interest. As EU CARDS grant is administered by the Partnership for Social Development, currently PSD is acting as the office of the ACTA Secretariat for the time of implementation of the program.

30 The challenge of coordinating activities in 10 countries/administrative units was addressed at coordinating meetings of the Council of ACTA (April, 2005) and ACTA Secretariat (July, 2005). Additional help from the national organizations was crucial and by extra efforts on the part of ASTRA from Serbia and Montenegro, Center Gender Alliance for Development from Albania and Women’s Room from Croatia, we managed to keep the targeted timeline. As ACTA member organizations have experience in participation in international training programs and networks, preparation for the first training session faced no major problems. The training was targeted at building organizational capacities as well as improvement of the program activities that

First ACTA training As described before, the program of the training targeted building organizational capacities as well as improvement of the program activities that are already being implemented by ACTA member organizations. Main areas of the first training were Financial Management, Organizational Assessment and Victim Assistance.

During the period April – July 2005 ICMPD (International Center for Migration Policy Development) had requested ACTA participation in their Advisory Board. Since in the e-mail communication no objection was made by ACTA member organizations to this request, Nera Komaric, the Chair of the Council of ACTA answered positively to the request and ACTA became one of the members of the ICMPD’s Advisory Board. ACTA experts and organizations have already been involved in implementation of the ICMPD programs and further cooperation between the two organizations shall be expanded. Many of the ACTA member organizations are partners of international and national GO’s, IO’s amd IGO’s and ACTA is exploring the ways to improve such cooperation at the regional level. Priorities for development of cooperation will be given to the programs and projects which have effective approaches toward victim assistance, research of the corruption and trafficking related problems, advocacy and suppression of corruption and trafficking in the region.

3. TOT Financial Management, Organizational Assessment & Vicitm Assistance, ACTA Secretariat Coordination Meeting, July 14-20, 2005 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS COUNTRY

ORGANIZATION

REPRESENTED BY:

ALBANIA

GENDER ALLIANCE FOR

RETA LIKA

DEVELOPMENT CENTER ALBANIA

GENDER ALLIANCE FOR

JULIANA AJDINI

DEVELOPMENT CENTER BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

«LARA» BIJELJINA

MARA RADOVANOVIÆ

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

«LARA» BIJELJINA

MAJA STANKOVIÆ

BULGARIA

BULGARIAN GENDER RESEARCH

DANIELA GORBOUNOVA

FOUNDATION BULGARIA

BULGARIAN GENDER RESEARCH

KALINA LOZANOVA

As ACTA is aiming to set new standards in the field of CSO’s participation in protection of human rights and fight against corruption and trafficking, the first stage of this process is to set organizational standards for ACTA member organizations. As described at the beginning of this document CSO’s in the region are weak not in programmatic part or expertise but in organizational standards that make them serious partners to other stakeholders in the field. One of the first stages for setting new standards is to make organizational assessments of all the member organizations in order to see their current stage in organizational development and to design set of the obligatory organizational protocols which would bring all the member organizations to higher stage of their work.

FOUNDATION CROATIA

PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL

MUNIR PODUMLJAK

CROATIA

PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL

CROATIA

WOMEN’S ROOM

MAJA MAMULA

CROATIA

WOMEN’S ROOM

NERMINA KOMARIÆ

CROATIA

WOMEN’S ROOM

DUNJA BONACCI SKENDEROVIÆ

MACEDONIA

OPEN GATE-LA STRADA MACEDONIA

BILJANA JOVANOVSKA

MACEDONIA

OPEN GATE-LA STRADA MACEDONIA

DONA DIMOV-MARKOVSKA

MOLDOVA

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR WOMEN

BUDECI ALINA

DEVELOPMENT ELIZABETA ŠVALJEK

DEVELOPMENT

RIGHTS PROTECTION & PROMOTION « LA STRADA» MOLDOVA MOLDOVA

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR WOMEN

DOCHITCU VICTORIA

RIGHTS PROTECTION & PROMOTION « LA STRADA» MOLDOVA

MONTENEGRO

WOMEN’S SAFE HOUSE Podgorica

DALIBORKA KNEZEVIÆ

MONTENEGRO

WOMEN’S SAFE HOUSE Podgorica

MIJA NENEZIÆ

SERBIA

ASTRA

MARIJA ANĐELKOVIÆ

SERBIA

ASTRA

TAMARA VUKASOVIÆ

SLOVENIA

CENTER »KLJUC»

KATJUŠA KODELE KOS

SLOVENIA

CENTER »KLJUC»

ALENKA KUKOLJ

SLOVENIA

CENTER »KLJUC»

TINKARA PAVŠIÈ MREVLJE

ROMANIA

REACHING OUT

CRISTINA OCHEA

Same priority was given to the development of standardized financial management structure. As ACTA is international organization (not the network) founded by existing national entities, financial management of the ACTA and national organizations must be in concert. This challenging task is one of the crucial at the time when even governments in the region having difficulties to provide transparent financial management structure. The aim of ACTA is not just to achieve current operational standards of the existing respected international nongovernmental organizations but to set a new, better and more effective and transparent standard in financial management as well as in other fields of organizational management. Finally, the TOT model of training gives opportunity to ACTA member organizations to transfer this knowledge to other national NGO’s in order to strengthen civic society in their countries. As most of the countries that are covered by ACTA are in transitional stage, this shall be significant contribution towards democratization of the countries and better protection of human rights. The last part of the ACTA training was development of the Victim Assistance Protocol for the victims of trafficking, corruption and other forms of human rights violations. By sharing experience between ACTA member NGOs, assessing our work in the past and assessing problems we are currently facing in providing assistance to the victims of corruption and trafficking, we decided to set new obligatory standards for all of ACTA member organizations.

The main areas that are covered by this protocol are: 1.

Definition of the Victim of Corruption and Trafficking 2. Access to the victim 3. Monitoring of proceedings of state agencies related to victims 4. Legal, health and social care assistance to victims 5. Approach to victims in shelters managed by ACTA member organizations 6. Monitoring of services provided by other institutions/organizations related to victims registered within ACTA member organization 7. Education, rehabilitation and resocialization of victims 8. Data sharing within ACTA Secretariat related to victims 9. Inter-state cooperation in victim assistance between ACTA member organizations 10. Monitoring of cases and collaboration with national/international anti trafficking and anti-corruption agencies The draft of the protocol was developed at the training. Protocol is in stage of legal wording by ACTA experts and shall come into force at the next meeting of the Council of ACTA. After final approval by the Council of ACTA, this protocol (at least its main parts) shall be available to public.

Macedonia

ACTA

Macedonia

The SOS line offers the following services:

Open Gate “Woman’s lobby and action against violence and women trafficking”. Open Gate/La Strada Macedonia P.O.BOX 110, Tel; 00389 2 2700-107; Fax; 00389 2 2700-367 lastrada@on.net.mk www.lastrada.org.mk

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Emotional support

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Psychological support

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Return calls (if it is necessary)

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Information for safely going or work abroad

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Basic legal counselling

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Information for assistance if the callers are in trouble.

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Help in the realization of contacts with the authorities.

3. Project: Duration: December 2004-December 2005

1. La Strada Program: “Prevention from Trafficking in Women in Central and Eastern Europe 2001-2004”.

Donor: CRS In December 2004, the Open Gate” started with the implementation of the Project “Combating Human Trafficking in Macedonia”; the duration of the Project is one year, and it is financially

Duration September 2001-December 2004 Place: Skopje

supported by the Catholic Relief Services (CRS)- Macedonia. The aim of this Project is to raise the awareness and participation by civil society stakeholders in Macedonia to reduce trafficking in human beings.

The La Strada Program has three major spheres of activities: The primary objectives in support of this goal are: •

Press and Lobby Campaign- to build up the awareness about the issue of women trafficking and to impact the authorities, media, and the public in order to prompt them

edonia;

to focus their attention on this problem since it is a gross violation of human rights. •

Prevention and education of women exposed to the risk of forced involvement in women

Media campaigns increase awareness about trafficking in human beings in Mac-

Citizen/government cooperation improves support to victims of trafficking;

trafficking both abroad and in their mother country. •

Lending of adequate psychological and social support to the victims of trafficking in human beings.

2. Project: SOS line for Information and Prevention of Human Beings .

4. Project “The Network of the Non-Government Organizations and a Joint Implementation of the Campaign for Raising Public Awareness About Human Trafficking”, Duration :October 2003 until April 2004. In 2003, the “Open Gate” started with the implementation of the Project “The Network of the

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0 800 11111 toll -free calls from any region of the Republic of Macedonia

Non-Government Organizations and a Joint Implementation of the Campaign for Raising Public

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00389 2 777- 070- for international calls and calls from Macedonia.

Awareness About Human Trafficking”, financially supported by USAID through the Institute for Sustainable Communities.

Duration: August 2002-December 2005

Altogether 10 non-government organizations were involved in a three-day training for the prevention

Place: Skopje

of women trafficking that was held in December 2003, organized by the “Open Gate”. The training

Financial: OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, UNICEF and Macedonia

was focused on the introduction of the organizations to the problem, identification of the risk

Telecommunication

groups, and methods for prevention. The completion of the Project “The Network of the Non-Government Organizations and A Joint

The range of clients of the SOS line includes potential victims of trafficking, current victims, survivors

Implementation of the Campaign For Raising Public Awareness About Human Trafficking” was

of trafficking and parents and relatives of the aforementioned categories. The calls regarding

marked in November 2004, when the web-site of the informal NGO Network “Anti-Trafficking

actual victims of trafficking can come from parents or members of the extended family who ask for

Partners” www.antitrafficking-partners was officially published. The “Open Gate” worked intensely

help. Up to date 9 SOS operators provide consultation on the SOS line every day for 12 hours from

on the preparations for the Internet page in cooperation with all the partner non-government

08.00 A.M until 08.00 P.M. NGO Open Gate is a good example of multiethnic cooperation. In fact

organizations included in this Project. The publication of the web site financially supported by the

members from Macedonian, Roma and Albanian ethnical groups operate the SOS line. The SOS

Institute for Sustainable Communities enabled a promotion of the NGO Network in the community,

line also provides services to anyone regardless of nationality, gender and ethnic group.

both the government and the non-government sector, and the international community.

Romania

ACTA

Reaching OUT Str Campineanu bl.2, sc.C, ap.14, Pitesti 0300, Arges, ROMANIA Tel.fax: +40 248 / 290686 Tel.: +40 722 / 298042 E-mail: reachingoutrom@yahoo.com

Personal records of each girl’s counseling session and progress made are maintained and monitored; assessment instruments are administered to each girl upon entry into the program, and again upon exit. Three full time social workers, and two part time, work in rotating shifts, providing 24h, 7 days a week assistance and supervision for the girls.

Beneficiaries receive education in family planning, HIV and STDs from a sexual education curriculum, thus decreasing the

REACHING OUT

risk of sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy.

FOR A BETTER LIFE(Sponsored by UNICEF)

Girls in the program will continue their education, which along

Twelve girls are residenting in the shelter located in Valea Ursului,

with counseling helps them improve their self-esteem. All girls

receiving counseling and participating in the program activities;

will either (1) be enrolled in school at a level commensurate with

it is expected that ten of these girls will complete the program.

their ability, or they will be enrolled in a qualification course that

Emergency medical services is provided upon entry, and

corresponds to their interests and/or skills, or (2) be employed

individual records will be maintained indicating all services and

during the program.

the date of service, thus improving the physical health of girls

Girls will leave the program with life skills that will facilitate their

participating in the program.

reintegration into the community.

Close attention it’s given to the emotional recovery from abuse; reduction of trauma symptoms. Posttraumatic

individual

and

group

therapy sessions conducted by the staff psychologist will reduce each girl’s trauma symptoms.

Moldova

ACTA

International Center for Women Rights Protection and Promotion “La Strada” (Moldova) 82, 31st August str., Infocenter, room.14 Chisinau, Moldova, MD-2012 Tel.: (373 22) 23-49-06 Fax: (373 22) 23-49-07 lsmoldova@ls.moldline.net www.lastrada.md

ACTA

Moldova

“Safe Return and Social Inclusion”

Iinternational research

ICCO, Netherlands

in the domain of

06. 200407.2004

assistance and protection of trafficked persons 7.

“Mapping - Developing

Research with goal

National Referral Mechanism

of the creation of

OSCE Mission to Moldova

07.2003 -

for Identification, Protection and

National Referral

Assistance of Trafficked Persons”

Mechanism in

08.2004

Moldova to assist

– 02.2005

01.2004;

victims of trafficking

Name of Programme 1.

Brief description of project

Donor

La Strada Program for Prevention

lobby and info

The Ministry of Foreign

of Trafficking of Women in Central

campaign, prevention

Affairs of the Netherlands/

and Eastern Europe)

and education

Dutch Foundation against

campaign, social

Trafficking of Women (STV)

Duration

2001 - 2004

“Quick impact actions – direct

Direct assistance to

assistance

victims of trafficking

to victims of trafficking in human

who have been

beings, especially women and

repatriated to Moldova

children”

and their children

12.2004-

(humanitarian aid,

12.2005

assistance for victims. 2.

”La Strada” PROGRAM for

Researches, lobby

Interchurch Organization for

12.2004-

– 10.2004;

Prevention Trafficking in Women

and info campaign,

Development Cooperation

12.2006

in Central and Eastern Europe

prevention and

(ICCO), Netherlands

university education, scholarship grants for vocational studies) “Enhancement of the

Participation in

Swiss Agency for

12.2004

social assistance for

Implementation Strategies for

elaboration of

Development and

– 12.2005

victims.

National Anti-Trafficking Action

Regional Best Practice

Cooperation (DEZA),

“Improvement in care of child

Assistance for children

International Labour

06.2005

Plans in SAp countries”

Guidelines, National

International Centre

victims of trafficking and their long-

victims of trafficking

Organisation

– 11.2006

Strategy/ Action Plan.

for Migration Policy

term re-integration”

and their long-term

Regional Cooperation

Development (ICMPD),

and Network

Vienna

re-integration 4.

12.2002

scholarship grants for

education campaign,

OSCE Mission to Moldova

strengthened.,

“National Tool Free Anti -

Prevention of THB and

The European Union, US

09.2001-

Trafficking Hot-Line”

creation of Drop-in

Department of State / The

12.2005

center for victims of

International Organization

(the duration

THB on the base of

of Migration, the Mission to

of the project

National Tool Free Anti

Moldova; The Embassy of

has been

- Trafficking Hot-Line

Netherlands in Bucharest,

prolonged a

Romania

few times)

persons have been trafficked in Germany

«Combating the Phenomenon on

Raising public

Centre for Research and

10.2004

Trafficking in Caucaus countries,

awareness abut the

Action on Peace (KEDE) and

– 10.2006

Moldova and Belarus»

issue of trafficking

Hellenic AID (YDAS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greece.

10.

“Regional Empowerment Initiative

Increasing the

US Department of Labor,

05.2002 – 10.

for Women”

capacity of vulnerable

International Research $

2003

women

Exchanges Board (IREX), USA

11.

12.

Assistance for trafficked persons

Summer camp for young people

Direct assistance for

SOLWODY. Germany

12.2002 – 06.2003

Education in domain

Helsinki Federation for

11.2002;

of women rights

Human Rights, Austria

07.2003; 12.2003

Planned activities/2005:

ACTA Services:

necessary standards in financial management and

By March 2006, ACTA shall attempt to implement

organizational assessment for 11 organizations

following activities:

For partners and stakeholders in the field of fight against trafficking and corruption:

Impact: Direct impact of this training is introduction of

in the region. These organizations, in accordance with ACTA Statute and decisions of the Council

Local Civil Society Development trough Multi-

of ACTA are obliged to implement new standards

Level Capacity Building Program:

in their everyday work. This shall strengthen their capacities, accountability and sustainability and

•

therefore guarantee sustainability of ACTA as organization.

3 sets of Trainings for Trainers for ACTA member organizations

•

Establish the national monitoring networks

At the same time, by developing ACTA Victim

for Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and

Assistance Protocol, in following months the

Montenegro (possibly other countries -

countries in the region shall immediately see its effects. Victims who are approached by ACTA

depending on financial resources) •

member organizations or vice versa shall have better care and protection. Governments and other

national networks •

stakeholders in this field shall have a safe partner in the field of victim protection and monitoring of the

First joint ACTA TIP Monitoring Report for countries covered by ACTA

•

First ACTA General Report on corruption and human rights for countries covered

Thanks

synchronization

organizational

management structure, ACTA shall became unique

by ACTA •

Finalize ACTA Code of Conduct, Victim

entity in this field and shall serve as a role model for

Assistance Protocol, Monitoring Protocol

other similar initiatives in different fields.

and Financial Management Protocol •

Since representatives of the ACTA Secretariat

Develop Work Plan and Financial Plan for 2006 for ACTA Secretariat

were present at the training, work within ACTA Common understanding of the process shall result

For the regional or multi-country projects which require simultaneous work in several countries (such as research, monitoring of specific issues, advocacy, education/trainings, cross-country legal assistance etc.) you may contact ACTA Secretariat where such infrastructure and expertise can be provided. The fields of work and expertise covered by ACTA member organizations are listed on promotional pages of each member organization (spread throughout this brochure). Services listed in the Work Plan of ACTA Secretariat are free of charge (access to existing monitoring reports, research documents, trainings etc).

Secretariat shall be more easy and productive.

If assistance or service is needed for a country covered by ACTA, you can contact directly either the organization in the country or ACTA Secretariat. Contact addresses and the names of members of the ACTA Secretariat are listed at the beginning of this brochure.

Deliver first set of trainings for national networks

•

proceedings shall provide data necessary for the improvement of this process.

Sign monitoring MoUs with members of

ACTA can provide variety of services for potential partners/stakeholders in the field. These services can be based on expertise of ACTA member organizations as well as on organizational infrastructure of ACTA Secretariat (covering 10 countries/administrative units).

Council of ACTA:

in more homogeneous work of ACTA member organizations. •

Adopt designed protocols

•

Organize

stakeholders/partners

conference for countries covered by ACTA member organizations (presentation of ACTA, its work and information on ACTA services and reports) •

Additional services and engagement of ACTA in new programs and projects may require financial contribution based on real costs estimate and engagement of ACTA resources. In case these projects overlap with existing activities of ACTA member organizations and ACTA Secretariat, only non-covered activities shall be financed by potential partners.

Adoption of ACTA Secretariat Work Plan and Financial Plan for 2006

For details or more information on planned activities please contact ACTA Secretariat.

Depending on the cases described above, these issues can be negotiated with ACTA Secretariat or national entity (ACTA member organization). In all new projects ACTA obligatory protocols shall be respected.

For victims: Please contact national entity (ACTA member organization) in the country were you are at the moment of need or contact ACTA Secretariat. Numbers and addresses are listed at the beginning of this brochure. All services listed for each ACTA member organization in the country were you are in the moment of need are free of charge. In case you are in need of service which cannot be provided by ACTA member organization or ACTA Secretariat, contacted entity shall provide you with information on institutions and organizations that can provide such service and assist you with your need. If you have any complaints about service and/or assistance provided by ACTA member organizations, please contact ACTA Secretariat at contact numbers listed at the beginning of this brochure. You shall receive full report on procedures taken based on your report and findings by ACTA Secretariat.

Slovenia

ACTA

Slovenia

SOCIETY KLJUÈ – CENTRE FOR FIGHT AGAINS TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS 4.The project: OPEN EQUAL EUROPE

PO.BOX: 1646, 1001 LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA TEL. +386 1 510 42 20 FAX. +386 1 510 42 21 kljuc.center@siol.net

Our Vision within the EQUAL program is to offer the victims of THB a real (re) integration program, in- and outside Slovenia. We will become the key nongovernmental actor in fighting against THB and offering a quality (re) integration program to victims of THB in Europe.

Objectives and Results The main objective of our EQUAL Program – (Re) integration of victims of THB is to enable victims of THB entering or reentering to the labor market, to fight against discrimination and inequality of the target group, in time and space. The space variable is identifying our activities as the country of origin, country of transit and end destination country of victims of THB. Extra added value is expected through the national and transnational cooperation with aim of information, knowledge and experience exchange, common work and developing of new working tools, which enables a higher effectiveness of every single organization involved.

1. The Society also implements preventive measures in the territory of the entire Slovenia. We

The time variable identifies the integrity of the (re) integration process, meaning:

organise preventive workshops on trade in human beings in primary and secondary schools for children between 14 and 18 years of age. A workshop lasts 45 minutes. Among other things, a 5minute film is shown, based on a true story of one of the Slovene female citizens whom we helped. We are involved in a project called VIJOLICA - how to avoid the traps of human trafficking.

- identifying elements, actors and consequences of THB; - fighting against THB; - offering quality assistance to victims of THB;

2. The Society also conducts preventive workshops on child abuse for children 7 to 9 years of age.

- empowering the victims of THB;

This project is called CAP (Children Assault Prevention) and is well established, as it has been

- professional and lay awareness raising.

underway since 1998 (previously carried out by the Society for Preventive Activities) in the territory of the entire Slovenia. Both project programmes are implemented based on a three-level approach, which means that workshops are conducted separately for the primary target population (the young, children), their

parents and school personnel.

Expected results:

- higher awareness of professional and lay public in order to fight against discrimination and inequality of victims of THB; - changing of politics and law especially in order to successfully (re) integrate the victims of THB trough enabling them to enter the labor market;

3. The goal of “PRIÈA” (WITNESS) project is helping the victims of THB. Within this project Society provides various forms of assistance free of charge: advising over a toll free telephone line, offering legal advice, assistance in withdrawing from a threatening situation (night clubs), crisis accommodation, safe house accommodation, psychosocial help, help in establishing contacts with law enforcement authorities (accompanying in filing a complaint at the police, testifying before a court), assistance in organising a person’s return to home country. We have also signed (separate) co-operation agreements on the provision of assistance to victims of human trafficking in the Republic of Slovenia with the Ministry of the Interior (2003), Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office (2003) and the General Police Directorate (2004), which we consider an exceptional and unique achievement in the Republic of Slovenia.

- financial stability management; - quality program of (re) integration of victims of THB; - developing of a (re) integration network based on organizations willing to participate in the (re)integration process; - develop tools for exchanging information, methods, work tools, products and knowledge on national and transnational level; - foundation of international (re) integration strategy focusing to enabling the (re) integration process of the victims of THB in the country of origin. For external learning, benchmarking, know how and information exchange a transnational cooperation with similar development partnerships in Italy and Spain has been formed.

Srbia

ACTA

Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Tel: +381 11 3347 853, fax: +381 11 3347 817

ACTA

Srbia

III Networking

E-mail: astranet@sezampro.yu

•

Web address: www.astra.org.yu

Local network – Efficient fight against trafficking in human beings requires a strong network of activists and centres to cover the whole territory of our country. ASTRA has observed this need early and took efforts to build connections with colleagues living outside Belgrade, i.e. with local NGOs throughout Serbia. A large segment of ASTRA’s activities concerns the capacity building of these groups to address human trafficking and the strengthening of cooperation with NGOs in smaller towns in Serbia. ASTRA network gathers ten local NGOs.

•

Regional network

ASTRA is a non-governmental organization dedicated to the eradication of all forms of 1.

trafficking in human beings, especially in women and children. Our goal is to reduce this specific

ASTRA is one of the founders of international NVO ACTA Anti Corruption Anti Trafficking Action, which deals with hu-

form of violence through prevention institutional awareness raising and direct victim assistance.

man trafficking and corruption issues, gathering ten relevant

The values underlying ASTRA’s mission are the principles of support for victims, as

NGOs from ten European countries.

well as the affirmation of a society free of all forms of exploitation, violence, discrimination and 2.

economic and social inequalities. ASTRA’s programs/projects are as follows:

ASTRA is also a member of “Penelope”, regional NGO network working on combating trafficking in human beings.

I Prevention and education program •

More than 250 workshops for primary and secondary school pupils

•

Lectures for university students throughout Serbia

•

Trainings, seminars, lectures, roundtables for the representatives of institutions and non-governmental organizations (police officers, social workers, judges, medical doctors, lega, etc.)

•

Trafficking in Women – manual for journalists

Working materials for trainings and trainings of trainers

Shadow report for the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva

ASTRA E-Newsletter

Large-scale media campaigns, encompassing presentation of the problem of human trafficking to wider public through media, video spots, radio

IV Reporting and researching - research of the phenomenon of human trafficking

jingles, posters, leaflets, booklets and manuals, PR activities, 2002/03 media campaign “Open Your Eyes” and 2004/05 - media campaign “There Is a Way Out”

II Victim assistance program Victim assistance program which is implemented through SOS hotline for the victims of human trafficking, legal and psychological assistance and counseling, accommodation in the shelter for human trafficking victims, coordination and cooperation with relevant institutions (local police departments, Serbian Ministry of the Interior, Interpol, SECI, UBPOK, Ministry for Labor, Employment and Social Policy, etc.), NGOs in SCG and the region dealing with this issue, cooperation with international organizations (IOM, OSCE, UNICEF...)

Being among the first to raise the issue of human trafficking in our country, ASTRA is a member of the National Team for Combating Human Trafficking since its establishment, where our organization coordinates the Working Group for prevention and education.

The activities in the period 2002 – 2005 mentioned above were supported by the folowing donors: • • • • •

ASTRA SOS hotline, and closely related human trafficking victim assistance, started operating

•

in February 2002. The Hotline has been designed as to provide information on the problem of

•

human trafficking and on the possibilities of legal employment in foreign countries, emigration, legal advice on employment, and support and understanding to the victims of trafficking and their families. In the period 2002-2005, ASTRA SOS hotline received a total of 3108 calls made by 850 clients.

Canadian Embassy (CIDA) (30%) Kvinna Till Kvinna (7%) Swiss Cooperation Office (SDC) (41%) Geneva Global (15%) Save the Children, UK (2%) IREX/REIW (4%) Save the Children, Romania (1%)

For any further information you can contact ACTA Secretariat through

e-mail: acta@zamir.net or phone ++385 1 6055 668, fax ++385 1 6055 669

or by regular mail:

PSD, Partnership for Social Development Lomnicka 1, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia e-mail: pdc@zamir.net

Written by: Munir Podumljak Editing: Ana Profeta, Elizabeta Ĺ valjek, Munir Podumljak Design: Nenadovich Preparation of materials: Ana Profeta, Elizabeta Ĺ valjek and ACTA Secretariat Translation: Ana Profeta

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